Table 4.

Postcompression parameters of orodispersible tablets of valsartan

Formulation code	Parameters
	Thickness (mm) a	Hardness (kg/cm2) a	Friability (%) b	Weight variation b
F1	2.43 ± 0.11	4.56 ± 0.208	0.68 ± 0.01	200.2 ± 0.63
F2	2.33 ± 0.15	4.40 ± 0.173	0.71 ± 0.01	200.2 ± 0.61
F3	2.46 ± 0.05	4.43 ± 0.11	0.77 ± 0.01	199.7 ± 1.05
F4	2.40 ± 0.12	4.2 ± 0.251	0.79 ± 0.01	200.5 ± 1.35
F5	2.2 ± 0.11	4.33 ± 0.15	0.49 ± 0.015	200.2 ± 0.63
F6	2.23 ± 0.20	4.53 ± 0.05	0.57 ± 0.017	200.2 ± 0.61
F7	2.23 ± 0.057	4.46 ± 0.152	0.58 ± 0.069	199.7 ± 1.05
F8	2.26 ± 0.014	4.3 ± 0.057	0.70 ± 0.015	200.5 ± 1.35

All values are presented as mean ± S D, n = 5 ^a/20 ^b.